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Dreamgirls (2006)

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Reviews Counted:198

Fresh:154

Rotten:44

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: Dreamgirls' simple characters and plot hardly detract from the movie’s real feats: the electrifying performances and the dazzling musical numbers.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins 1 sec

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $103,338,338

Synopsis: In 1960s Detroit, a good night onstage can get you noticed but it won't get your song played on the radio. Here, a new kind of music is on the cusp of being born – a sound with roots buried deep in... In 1960s Detroit, a good night onstage can get you noticed but it won't get your song played on the radio. Here, a new kind of music is on the cusp of being born – a sound with roots buried deep in the soul of Detroit itself, where songs are about more than what's on the surface, and everyone is bound together by a shared dream. Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx) is a car salesman aching to make his mark in the music business – to form his own record label and get its sound heard on mainstream radio at a time when civil rights are still only a whisper in the streets. He just needs the angle, the right talent, the right product to sell. Late for their stint in a local talent show, The Dreamettes – Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles), Lorrell Robinson (Anika Noni Rose), and lead singer Effie White (Jennifer Hudson) – show up in their cheap wigs and homemade dresses, rehearsing songs and steps by Effie's brother, C.C. (Keith Robinson), with hopes that talent and sheer desire will break them out of the only life that seems available to them. They're young. They're beautiful. They're just what Curtis is looking for. All they have to do is trust him. James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy) is a pioneer of the new Detroit sound, spellbinding audiences all along the "Chitlin' Circuit" with his electrifying blend of soul and rock 'n' roll. Curtis finesses The Dreamettes a gig singing backup for Early, and suddenly, for all of them, the gulf between what they want and what they can have draws closer for the first time. Curtis launches the girls as a solo act, rechristening them The Dreams, knowing in his gut that success lies not with the soulful voice of Effie, but with the demure beauty and malleable style of Deena – despite their history…and Curtis' promises. Deena is ready to step into the spotlight, even as Effie fades away. As a new musical age dawns, Curtis' driving ambition pushes this one-time family to the forefront of an industry in the throes of music revolution. But when the lights come up and the curtains part, they hardly recognize who they've become. Their dreams are finally there for the taking, but at a price that may be too heavy for their hearts to bear. The groundbreaking Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon comes to life as an all-new motion picture adaptation written and directed by Academy Award®® winner Bill Condon. A Laurence Mark production presented by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, "Dreamgirls," is a compelling story of love and loyalty, fame and betrayal that tracks the struggle, sacrifices and triumphs of a group of outsiders carrying their landmark sound into mainstream America in the 1960s and '70s. --© DreamWorks [More]

Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson

Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Glover, Keith Robinson, Hinton Battle, Anika Noni Rose, John Lithgow, Sharon Leal, Tom Voth, Robert Cicchini

Director: Bill Condon

Director: Bill Condon
Screenwriter: Bill Condon
Producer: Laurence Mark
Composer: Henry Krieger, Stephen Trask
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Jun 30, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Music Video: Beyonce Knowles - "Listen"
  • Trailers: DREAMGIRLS Soundtrack Promo
  • Alternate Scenes: Extended Musical Numbers (12)

Behind the Scenes:

  • 1. "Building The Dream"
  • 2. "Dream Logic: Film Editing"
  • 3. "Dressing The Dreams: Costume Design"
  • 4. "Center Stage: Theatrical Lighting"
  • 5. "Auditions and Screen Tests"
  • 6. "Beyonce Knowles Screen Test"
  • 7. "Anika Noni Rose Audition"
  • 8. "Steppin' To The Bad Side - Fatima Robinson Choreography Audition"
  • 9. "Previsualization Sequences"

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Reviews for Dreamgirls

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A musical for people who've forgotten how to listen, and how to feel

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/28/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

It compares to that other "legitimate" musical smash of recent vintage, Chicago. It just doesn't have the life or fun of Chicago.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

A tight and entertaining musical with a show stealing performance by Jennifer Hudson.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

Dreamgirls opened on Xmas day and it was every much of a brilliant holiday movie. I guess the only complaint I have is it is too slick.

Full Review Source: Movie Magazine International | comment Comment
07/22/07
Moira Sullivan
Moira Sullivan
Movie Magazine International

There's a joy on screen -- a love for the material that's palpable and contagious -- but the material, in the end, lets them down.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

...Hudson offers up a seriously underwhelming performance...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
07/14/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Worse than a movie of the weak (pun intended)

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/19/07
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

You may not be expecting this from a musical, but Dreamgirls is one of the most fast-paced, frenetically-edited, roller-coaster rides of a movie that you'll see all year.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
03/24/07
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
UGO

Dreamgirls is a splashy film with a great cast, strong performances, terrific music and an engrossing, though...familiar, story.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
03/12/07
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

There’s no faint-praise here. It's the best film of the year.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
03/07/07
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

Dreamgirls has great production values, costumes, sets, makeup and sound. And all this glitz is integral to the appeal of the film.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
03/05/07
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

Una lujosa producción que, a nivel dramático, tiene la misma profundidad que una telenovela. Eso sí: hay (alguna) buena música y una inusual actuación de Eddie Murphy.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment 1 Comment
02/26/07
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Newcomer Jennifer Hudson owns the movie with her magnetic presence and go-tell-it-on-the-mountain voice.* ** ** *

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
02/19/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Jennifer Hudson makes her acting debut in Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, and it's safe to say the phrase "star-making turn" was invented for performances like hers.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
02/19/07
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Os realizadores exibem exatamente o mesmo preconceito que fingem condenar em seu longa, valorizando mais a estética do que o talento. Hipocrisia, Dreamgirls é seu nome.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
02/16/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I could have happily sat through the first half a second time, though I was barely able to sit through the second half once.

Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org | comment Comment
02/15/07
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
Blogcritics.org

To say that Dreamgirls is the best musical so far this century is to make no great claim for it. To say that it's the best film about the music business since 1996's Grace of My Heart and fit to be spoken of in the same breath says more.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/10/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

...less compelling than the actual history of the Supremes. Similarly, the music felt like faxed-over Motown, a couple of generations less crisp than the original.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
02/09/07
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A stellar cast, stunning sets and costumes and engaging music make this a modern musical for a new generation.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
02/07/07
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
 
 
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